Benzodiazepines
Wonder Me!
DRUG NAME
Drugs: Clonazepam, diazepam, lorazepam
            Clorazepate, clobazam,
Root: -zepam
Mnemonics for root: a pan
==> Use a pan to disable bad guys from detonating (seizures)
A pan = A bang to the head = Disable bad guys from detonating (seizures)

MECHANISM
Enable GABA to work => GABA gatekeepers open for Chickens (Chloride-Cl) to come in to calm the bad guys (disable them from detonating causing seizures)
SIDE EFFECTS

Serious side effects: Think Diastat (diazepam) => resp. depression.

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